famous quotes
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
Nov 13 2012
– Leo Tolstoy, a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Tolstoy is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views, which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s, after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer.
“A friendship founded on business is a good deal better than a business founded on friendship.”
Nov 12 2012
– John D. Rockefeller, an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.
“Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.”
Nov 9 2012
– Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was an American author and humorist.
“Religion. It's given people hope in a world torn apart by religion.”
Nov 8 2012
– Jon Stewart, an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is widely known as host of The Daily Show.
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
Nov 6 2012
– Bruce Lee; widely considered by many commentators, critics, media and other martial artists to be the greatest and most influential martial artist of all time, and a pop culture icon of the 20th century.
“If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.”
Nov 5 2012
– Thomas J. Watson, the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM), who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. A leading self-made industrialist, he was one of the richest men of his time and was called the world's greatest salesman when he died in 1956.
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
Nov 1 2012
– Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
“You can do anything, but not everything.”
Oct 30 2012
– David Allen, a productivity consultant who is best known as the creator of the time management method known as "Getting Things Done".
“Every man is guilty of all the good he didn’t do.”
Oct 29 2012
– Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties.
“What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”
Oct 27 2012
– Oprah Winfrey, an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
“Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none.”
Oct 23 2012
– William Shakespeare; an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
“Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.”
Oct 14 2012
– Malcolm Muggeridge, an English journalist, author, media personality, and satirist. During World War II, he was a soldier and a spy.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Oct 11 2012
– Edmund Burke, was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party.
“Medicine is the art of entertaining the patient, as the body heals itself.”
Oct 9 2012
– Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, freedom of expression, free trade and separation of church and state.
